Category Archives: Lucid Mobile

Weeds of SE Qld and Northern NSW Lucid mobile app

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This is the latest version of a weed identification tool that was first released as a CD product over 12 yeas ago. It is the third update of the app and involves additional weed species and a number of new components in addition to the Lucid Mobile key, including a best practice guide to using the identification tool, details of Prohibited and Restricted weeds in Queensland, information about plants suitable for replacing weeds, and a reporting facility to be added in the next upgrade later in the year.

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Weeds of SE Qld and Northern NSW Home Screen

This update would not have been possible without our generous sponsors supporting this project. We would like to thank:

Brisbane City Council Gold Coast City Council
Brisbane City Council Gold Coast City Council
Sunshine Coast Council Bundaberg Regional Council
Sunshine Coast Council Bundaberg Regional Council

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Wattle: Acacia of Australia Lucid mobile app

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Wattle: Acacia of Australia Lucid mobile app

The much anticipated Wattle: Acacia of Australia mobile app is coming soon. Currently undergoing testing the app will contain the latest Acacia taxonomy and thousands of new photographs and maps. It will also sport the latest update to the Lucid mobile platform, allowing for dynamic downloading of media or if you are planning a field trip pre-loading of media. It also supports subsets, which further help to make identification as simple and straight forward as possible for non-experts.

More information on its release soon…

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Tomato, capsicum,chilli and eggplant app

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A decision support app for tomato and similar crops, developed by the NSW Department of Primary Industry and Asian collaborators for use in Australia and SE Asia. Funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, the app provides a “one-stop-shop” for advisors and growers. Android version available now: the iOS version available soon on iTunes.

Tomato, capsicum,chilli and eggplant Lucid app screen one
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Tomato, capsicum,chilli and eggplant Lucid app screen three

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Nature Apps

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Wildlife Australia Magazine Spring 2017 cover

The Lucid team recently published an article in the Spring 2017 issue of Wildlife Australia Magazine that focuses on Citizen Science. The article describes the increasing use of the Lucid Mobile platform for producing “Nature apps” to help identify rainforest plants, fungi, reptiles and insects. You can purchase a hard copy of the Spring 2017 in which this article appears from the Wildlife Australia website (http://www.aws.org.au/magazine/) or a digital version from
https://pocketmags.com/au/wildlife-australia-magazine/spring-2017

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Lucid Mobile technology leveraged to help save koalas in the South-East Queensland region

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KoalaSafe

The Lucid mobile platform has a range of additional features and functionality beyond identification, such as the reporting facility mentioned above. Working with The University of Queensland and the Gold Coast City Council a new mobile app will be developed. The koala population in South East Queensland is declining at an alarming rate due to various threats like diseases and trauma from car strikes or dog attacks.

The app will help monitor and save koalas by contributing valuable research data and conservation information through the KoalaSAFE project. The KoalaSAFE project will establish a centralised observations database for koalas in South East Queensland. The app will allow citizen scientists and wildlife monitoring staff to report and upload incidental and systematic sightings of koalas. Analysis of the sightings data will allow the identification of temporal and spatial trends of risks for disease, injuries and mortality and quantification of habitat use by koalas.

Upcoming Lucid Keys and Apps

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Wattle: Acacias of Australia is currently being upgraded and will be released as a Lucid mobile app early next year.

Snake Id mobile app. This new app is almost ready for release and is undergoing final testing.

Tomato, capsicum, chilli and eggplant: A field guide for the identification of insect pests, beneficials, diseases and disorders in Australia and Cambodia by the NSW Department of Primary industries, will be released as a Lucid mobile app early next year.

Insect orders Lucid mobile app has undergone an upgrade, adding additional information and fact sheets.

SPIKEY: An interactive key to Triodia spinifex grasses of the Pilbara, Western Australia Version

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SPIKEY: An interactive key to Triodia spinifex grasses of the Pilbara, Western Australia

SPIKEY: An interactive key to Triodia spinifex grasses of the Pilbara, Western Australia is an interactive identification tool covering all of the hummock grasses (the genus Triodia) colloquially known as ‘spinifex’ that occur in the Pilbara bioregion and adjacent areas of Western Australia. This key covers a total of 28 species and one hybrid, about one-quarter of the species in the genus Triodia, using 28 features. This is an important update; about half of the species treated are recently described, and are not covered by earlier synopses of Triodia. Triodia are the dominant plants and a major restoration target in arid zone hummock grasslands, an ecosystem covering 18% of Australia, and correct identification is critical to successful restoration and rehabilitation. This app is intended to be used by land managers, rehabilitation practitioners, botanical consultants, seed collectors, identification botanists and anyone curious about Triodia.

Authors: Matthew D. Barrett, Benjamin M. Anderson, Kevin R. Thiele

Desktop Edition

http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/triodia/

Mobile Apps available at:

Google Play Store and Apple iTunes